**IMPORTANT NOTICE**

Applying for Legal Aid Alberta Services

• Please be advised that as a result of the spread of COVID-19, The Alberta Courts have taken steps to limit unnecessary attendance at Courthouses across the Province by reducing or modifying Court operations.

  As such, until further notice, Legal Aid Alberta will only be accepting applications for in custody criminal matters, urgent out of custody criminal matters and urgent family or child-protection matters.

  If you are not in custody and have a criminal matter that you need assistance with, you will need to wait until after May 22, 2020, to apply for Legal Aid Alberta coverage.  After May 22, 2020, or such further court date as may be advised on the Alberta Courts website (https://albertacourts.ca/), you will need to attend court and speak to a Duty Counsel to obtain a referral prior to applying for Legal Aid.